Straight From the Mouth of Fantasy Time Travel Romance Soul Love by D.F. Jones

 

The Enchantment of Historical Fantasy & Time Travel Fiction: An Invitation to Adventure

By D.F. Jones

Greetings, seekers of adventure and wonder! Have you ever yearned to step beyond the confines of your everyday life and journey to a world where history and fantasy entwine? If so, I invite you into the enchanting realms of historical fantasy time travel, a genre where the past comes alive with magic and mystery.

 

Imagine the thrill of standing on the battlements of a medieval castle, the air thick with the promise of adventure, as you draw your sword to defend the realm. Or perhaps you find yourself in ancient Egypt, deciphering hieroglyphs that reveal secrets long buried in the sands of time. In these moments, history is not just a series of dates and events; it’s a living, breathing narrative filled with heroes, villains, and fantastical elements that defy the ordinary.

 

I strive to create worlds where time is not a linear path but a vast, intricate web of possibilities. Where the present constraints do not bind love and destiny, characters may leap across centuries, their journeys intertwined with historical events and mythical landscapes. They encounter challenges that test their courage, wisdom, and hearts.

 

The beauty of historical fantasy time travel lies in its limitless potential. You can walk the bustling streets of Renaissance Florence, study alchemy with a medieval sorcerer, or even join a secret society of time travelers determined to protect history from those who would alter its course. Each story is a doorway to another era, a chance to explore the rich tapestry of our collective past, imbued with the wonder of the fantastical.

 

So, dear reader, I encourage you to pick up a book that promises to whisk you away to another time and place. Embrace the magic, the history, and the adventure that awaits. In the realms of historical fantasy time travel, the only limits are the bounds of your imagination.

 

Happy reading trails!

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USA Today Best-Selling Author, #1 International Bestseller, #1 Amazon Bestseller, D. F. Jones began her career as a broadcast consultant at the ABC Affiliate in Nashville, which led her to open an advertising agency. She downsized her agency to care for her parents. Writing is a source of creative expression for D.F. Jones, but it also releases stress. Writing takes her to a place where anything is possible, and fiction takes her to a place made of dreams.

Whether it’s angels and demons, time travel adventures, witches, wizards, or ghosts, her books are action-packed with supernatural and romantic elements.

She’s happily married to the love of her life and best friend. They have two beautiful sons whom she loves and adores more than life itself. She loves to laugh, and her husband keeps her in stitches! She’s a fan of the Tennessee Titans and enjoys working in her flower gardens.

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Straight From the Mouth of Thriller Author Karen Charles

 

10 Things You Might Not Know About Karen Charles

By Karen Charles

 

1.  Blazing Upheaval is based on my six years of teaching in the inner city of Los Angeles while living in Northridge in the San Fernando Valley.
2.  I spent the first six years of my life in a clearing in the jungles of Liberia, West Africa. My dad was in charge of a leper colony and my mom was in charge of a boys’ boarding school. We moved to Nigeria where I lived until I was sixteen years old.
3. I have traveled in nineteen foreign countries.
4.  I flew a Cessna twin-engine plane at the age of fifteen.
5. My first published writing was a poem about the African crown bird. Their beauty and elegance enthralled me. My mom sent my poem to Jack and Jill Children’s magazine and they published it.
6. I own a condo in Puerto Vallarta where one of my characters in the thriller Fateful Connections lived.
7. I own and manage an Airbnb on a beautiful bay in Washington State.
8. I have a children’s book published and three thrillers.
9. I have six kids, fourteen grandkids, two great-grandkids, and another grandkid on the way.
10.  In the winter months when the Airbnb business is a little slower, I find time to concentrate on writing.

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Karen Charles transforms real-life narratives into gripping fiction thrillers. Her novels intricately weave the threads of truth into a tapestry of suspense, intrigue, and riveting storytelling. An educator by profession, she is renowned for her thriller “Fateful Connections,” which unfolds against the backdrop of 9/11. “Blazing Upheaval” promises to deliver another chilling, heart-pounding experience. Karen and her husband reside on the serene shores of a beautiful bay in Washington, where she draws inspiration for her compelling narratives. Explore her insights and musings on the writer’s life through her blogs on “My Life As A Writer” at www.weaveofsuspense.com.

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You can purchase your copy of Karen's book, Blazing Upheaval, at Amazon.

Straight From the Mouth of Children's Coloring Book Author Michael Dow

 

 10 Things You Might Not Know About Nurse Florence Readers Coloring Book: Why is Chicken Healthy to Eat?

By Michael Dow

1. This book is written for first graders and has beautiful pages to color regarding the main characters Nurse Florence, Jean, Condi, and Sonia.
2. The book is based on research found in Food Nutrition Research which was posted on the National Library of Medicine.
3. This book is one in many of a series of Nurse Florence®.  The general science books for Nurse Florence® are being converted into Beginning Readers editions for first graders since the original line is for 4^th- 8^th graders although parents are saying they are learning new things with each book.
4. Basic facts are presented and one of the important ones is that it is best to eat chicken with lots of vegetables.  We encourage healthy eating!
5. Kids will learn there are important vitamins and minerals in chicken to help them grow big and strong.
6. This book is dedicated to the legacy of Florence Nightingale who is the pioneer of modern nursing and the first woman to garner the Order of Merit in England.
7. The importance of thoroughly cooking chicken is mentioned so that people avoid getting food illness.
8. The three 4^th grade girls that interact with Nurse Florence are engaged and love learning to show good role models.
9. Lindsay Roberts masterfully crafted amazing pictures for kids to color.
10. The last page refers parents to the Nurse Florence Beginning Readers series – www.NurseFlorence.com

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Michael Stephen Dow is married to Perla in Arizona and has 3 kids.  Michael was on a path to attend medical school and then the events of September 11, 2001 occurred.  Michael became angry at the terrorists and decided to join the US Air Force.  He went through Officer Training School and then graduated specialized Navigator training to become an Electronic Warfare Officer.  Michael deployed 6 times for the Global War on Terror between 2005 and 2009 with the EC-130H Compass Call mission.  Michael medically retired in 2010 and then became an US Army contractor serving Wounded Warriors and ensuring they received all of their entitled benefits for 8 years.  Michael always had a love for science and the human body so he then used his GI bill to go through nursing school and graduated in August 2020.  Michael now works as a Registered Nurse at an inpatient psychiatric hospital.  Michael’s education is as follows: B.A. in Psychology from Auburn University in 1999, B.S. in Biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2001, M.S. in Management from Troy University in 2010, Masters in Health Administration from the University of Phoenix in 2017, and M.S. from the University of Arizona in 2020 through its 15 month accelerated Masters Entry to the Profession of Nursing program.  Michael is the Founder and Manager of Dow Creative Enterprises, LLC.  His books have garnered the Silver Nautilus Book award in 2020 (Nurse Florence, Help I’m Bleeding) and an Award-Winning Finalist in the Religion category for the 2021 International Book Awards (A Prayer to Our Father in the Heavens: Possibly the Greatest Jewish Prayer of All Time).  Michael believes we will need the best of science and religion to successfully navigate ourselves, our civilization, through the future obstacles we will face.  More information can be found at www.DowCreativeEnterprises.com and www.NurseFlorence.org.  Nurse Florence® is a federally registered trademark by Dow Creative Enterprises.  The Nurse Florence® series seeks to promote science and health among children and to help increase the health literacy levels of our society.  With teamwork, inclusion, faith and perseverance, we can bravely face our problems and help each other reach our better selves as well as our best collective good.

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You can purchase your copy at Lulu.

 

 

Straight From the Mouth of Historical Fantasy Author James Calbraith

 

How Punk is Your Candle?

By James Calbraith

From its origin, the term ‘steampunk’ was tongue-in-cheek. A play on ‘cyberpunk’ invented only because cyberpunk was a popular genre at the time (early 1980s), it was always more about the ‘steam’ component – the aesthetics and fashions of Victorian industrial era, the steam engines, the top hats, the airships, the pipes, valves and pulleys, the brass, leather and glass – than the actual ‘punk’.

The ‘punk’ of cyberpunk had a clear meaning: anarchy, evil corporations, dystopian collapse, sex, drugs and rock’n’roll amid a cyber future. Not so much steampunk: moral dilemmas and philosophical musings often give way to simply looking cool and having romping adventures in a steam-powered mechas, or fighting gothic monsters in a moody mansion. The importance of aesthetics over story could be the reason why steampunk, unlike cyberpunk, is better represented in visual media – animation, graphic novels, video and tabletop games – than literature.

That’s not to say there’s nothing important that steampunk can tell us as a genre. The Victorian era was the time when our modern world was being forged; women fought for their rights, as did the working classes; slavery was finally abolished in the West, but exploitative colonial empires thrived; the entire world became truly interconnected for the first time, with steamers plying the oceans from Tokyo to San Francisco and from Cape Town to Vladivostok; revolutions were slowly brewing that would soon bring the downfall of empires that had lasted for centuries. These are all themes that a good steampunk story should, and will, explore, in all its top-hatted, be-goggled glory.

And then there are all the other ‘-punks’. Like the Watergate building giving a part of its name to all the political scandals since, so did Steampunk help to define all the genres that emphasised retrofuturistic aesthetics. Clockpunk for Renaissance and Da Vinci-inspired mechanisms. Dieselpunk for the 1940s era, with combustion engines replacing steam and black leather trenchcoats instead of frocks. Decopunk for Art Deco. Atompunk for the 1950s – think Fallout, Bioshock. For the age before Clockpunk, the High Middle Ages – in which my new book, “The Flying Barons of Negriponte” is set – no single good term has yet been invented. There’s Candlepunk, which I prefer to use myself, but I’ve heard of Castlepunk, Monkpunk and even Dungeonpunk. Once again, all these terms focus on the aesthetics of the setting: the source of power is alchemy and primitive clockwork; the fighting is done with swords, crossbows and, depending on the fictional century, early gunpowder; the mood is dark, foggy and brooding, all hooded monks in candle-lit rooms and armoured knights sinking in the bogs. But if you can’t find enough of the ‘punk’ element – dystopian social commentary – in the era of crusades, heresies, plagues, robber knights and peasant revolts, are you even trying?

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James Calbraith is a Poland-born Scottish writer of history-adjacent novels, coffee drinker, Steely Dan fan and avid traveller.

Growing up in communist Poland on a diet of powdered milk, “Lord of the Rings” and soviet science-fiction, he had his first story published at the ripe age of eight. After years of bouncing around Polish universities, he moved to London in 2007 and started writing in English. Now lives in Edinburgh, hoping for an independent Scotland.

His debut historical fantasy novel, “The Shadow of Black Wings“, has reached Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award semi-finals in 2012. “The Year of the Dragon” saga sold over 30,000 copies worldwide.

His new historical fiction saga, “The Song of Ash” has been on top of Amazon’s Bestseller lists in UK for months. 

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Straight From the Mouth of Mystery Author JB Miller

 

The Inspiration Behind Is Truth Stranger Than Fiction? You Decide...

By JB Miller

In my book, Is Truth Greater Than Fiction? You Decide..., I explore the intricate connections between three stories, each grounded in pivotal moments of my life. The inspiration to write this book stemmed from my own experiences and my belief that the truth can sometimes be stranger than fiction. 

I've always found that life’s most defining moments can shape us in unexpected ways, and it was this insight that motivated me to craft a book that weaves together mystery, reality, and imagination. 

The three tales in the book reveal different facets of my life, and I hope readers will be intrigued by the challenge of unraveling the threads that connect them.

The first story was particularly challenging to write. Its subject matter is sensitive, and its implications are significant, especially as it pertains to a well-known public figure. I carefully considered whether to include it, knowing the potential impact it could have on this person's legacy. My intent was to encourage readers to delve beneath the surface and think critically about the ways in which public figures can sometimes project a certain image, while their private realities may be vastly different. This story explores themes of perception and identity, pushing readers to consider the nuanced truths that can exist within our everyday interactions.

The second story is an unflinching look at raw, unfiltered emotions. I felt compelled to include this story because of its stark reminder that sometimes, confronting uncomfortable truths is necessary to better understand ourselves and the world around us. The emotions portrayed in this tale are intensely personal, and I wanted readers to feel the weight of these emotions. By exposing readers to these raw feelings, I hoped to forge a deeper connection between the story and those who read it, allowing them to relate in ways they may not have expected.

The third story has the feel of a high-speed chase, with twists and turns that reflect the unpredictability of life itself. This tale is designed to keep readers on the edge of their seats, mirroring the frenetic energy that often accompanies life's most chaotic moments. The pace and structure were carefully crafted to reflect the intensity of such moments, giving readers a sense of urgency that matches the story’s rhythm. In a way, this story serves as a metaphor for the rapid pace at which life can sometimes unfold, leaving us to navigate its complexities as best as we can.

Each story stands on its own but is connected by subtle, thought-provoking links that readers are encouraged to discover. This interconnectedness was intentional, as I wanted to create an experience that goes beyond simple storytelling, inviting readers to engage with the narrative and piece together the clues that reveal a bigger picture. 

The book is a puzzle, with each story contributing to a larger, cohesive narrative that blurs the lines between truth and fiction. 

By creating this book, my goal was to offer readers not just a series of tales, but a holistic experience that challenges their perceptions and engages them in the journey of discovery.

Is Truth Stranger Than Fiction? You Decide... is available at Amazon & Other Retail Outlets.

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JB Miller is a best-selling author of many books of fiction and non-fiction. Miller has a background in television, is a TEDx speaker, top podcast host and writer of numerous articles and blogs. She resides in Oregon and California.

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Praise for J. B. Miller’s work

“Miller is a master storyteller, weaving together complex characters and compelling plot lines with ease.” – NY Book Reviewer

“Miller’s writing is intelligent, engaging, and always thought-provoking.”      – Online Book Review

J.B. Miller is an accomplished author, TEDx speaker, thought leader, podcast host, and founder of Reel Media Agency. Contact her at: miller.jody@icloud.com

Visit JB Miller on the web:

Website: www.truth-or-fiction.com and www.jodybmiller.com

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Straight From the Mouth of Christian Nonfiction Author J.A. Cox

 

The Inspiration Behind The Beauty of Tribulation

By J.A. Cox

The Beauty of Tribulation was written to provide answers based upon scripture to help us understand things such as:

• The purpose of tribulation in the life of a believer.
• Reasons why it is necessary.
• How God uses it for our edification and his glory.
• How God is not the author of our tribulation.

At the root of it, the greatest purpose is to depict the beauty of our painful, frustrating, and most hopeless moments when we allow God to complete the work he is trying to accomplish through them. As you turn the pages of this book you will be taken on a journey that will delve you deep into the tribulation process and come away with a firm understanding of it, perhaps like never before. Every premise is backed with scripture, focused on what the bible says rather than my own ideas.

J.A. Cox hopes that all who read will walk away with a greater appreciation and devotion toward the Lord in regard to this troublesome subject and inevitable part of our lives.

PRAISE:

“…I think The Beauty of Tribulation will be relevant for Christians seeking a deeper understanding of their faith, as well as for those grappling with questions about the presence of evil in the world and the nature of divine justice. Cox’s approach which blends insightful queries, scriptural citations, and logical explanations, facilitates a comprehensive and engaging learning experience. The book encourages a connection to the experiences of Jesus and offers a perspective on suffering as a path to dignity and honor, both in heaven and on earth. Its insightful and reflective nature makes it a valuable read for people looking to deepen their understanding of Christian theology and the human experience within it.” – The Literary Titan

The Beauty of Tribulation is available at Amazon & Other Retail Outlets.

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J.A. Cox is a husband, father and disabled veteran. He is passionate about Jesus Christ and has a desire to allow God to use his writing to bring glory to his name and reach others for him. His other passions lie in: 1) Empowering people by teaching about things that he is knowledgeable in in a simple and fun as well as interesting manner. 2)Inspiring others that they may realize how the true potential to overcome their perceived dilemma lies right between their ears and how they allow it to manipulate what their eyes behold. 3) Helping people to realize that being healthy truly begins with realizing how important it is for them to be intimately acquainted with their own body in order for others to help them resolve its maladies that beset it. Along with those, he enjoys entertaining with fiction based on the concept that fact is stranger than fiction and then stretching it just a tad to create some memorable page turning moments that you will likely recall for some time to come.

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Straight From the Mouth of Mystery Author Mike Martin

 

 

The Inspiration Behind Better Safe Than Sorry

By Mike Martin

Better Safe Than Sorry is a light mystery with some heavy themes underneath it. In some ways it captures the essence of a Sgt. Windflower Mystery. Dealing with difficult things while still managing to maintain a positive outlook. The story begins when the main protagonist, Sgt. Winston Windflower is on a break from his job as a Mountie, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He is spending more time in the small town of Grand Bank, Newfoundland with his young family, but feeling a little restless.

That all changes when a new kind of drug threatens the community. A deadly drug called a Green Monster which combines a number of potent drugs into a killer combination. That’s the starting point of the story and in real life there are such drugs circulating around all our towns and cities. You can’t ignore it and when faced with that reality, neither could Sgt. Windflower.

But crime and death and murder and mayhem are only parts of the story of Better Safe Than Sorry. There is also Windflower’s family and spiritual life, steeped in the lore of his people. He is a Cree from Northern Alberta. He sees things that others may miss, even in his dreams. And we are brought back to his love of food and music. He is exploring classical music these days under the tutelage of a trusted friend. 

He uses music to make a connection with what some may see as an unsavory character but together they listen to each other’s taste in music, finding a common appreciation. Above all Windflower stories like Better Safe Than Sorry are about finding a point of contact with people. One that is driven by his kindness and compassion and his openness to lifelong learning. 

Better Safe Than Sorry is the 14th book in the award-winning Sgt. Windflower Mystery series, but it, like all the other books in the series, can be read as a stand-alone story. The books have been nominated for many awards and Darkest Before the Dawn, Book 7 in the series, won the Bony Blithe Mystery Award as the best light mystery in 2019. All That Glitters, Book 13 was an Amazon best seller and shortlisted for the LOLA Must Read Book of the Year for 2024.

Better Safe Than Sorry is available at Amazon & Other Retail Outlets.

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Mike Martin was born in St. John’s, NL on the east coast of Canada and now lives and works in Ottawa, Ontario. He is a long-time freelance writer and his articles and essays have appeared in newspapers, magazines and online across Canada as well as in the United States and New Zealand.

He is the award-winning author of the best-selling Sgt. Windflower Mystery series, set in beautiful Grand Bank. There are now 14 books in this light mystery series with the publication of Better Safe Than Sorry. 

Mike is Past Chair of the Board of Crime Writers of Canada, a national organization promoting Canadian crime and mystery writers and a member of the Newfoundland Writers’ Guild and Capital Crime Writers.

His latest book is the mystery, Better Late Than Never.

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